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Richard Edlund

Visual Effects

Born: 1940-12-06
From: Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Biography

Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (1978, Star Wars; 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark), two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a recipient of the BAFTA and Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 8 nominated

🏆 Won

John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

2007
🏆 Won

Sitges Film Festival best special effects award

Species

1995
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Alien 3

1993
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Die Hard

1989
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1987
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Ghostbusters

1985
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

2010: The Year We Make Contact

1985
🏆 Won

Special Achievement Academy Award

1984
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Poltergeist

1983
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1982
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1982
🏆 Won

Special Achievement Academy Award

1981
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

1978
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

1978

Acting24 titles

2010 : The Odyssey Continues
10.0
Movie

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

1984Documentary
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
9.0
Movie

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994Documentary
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.8
Movie

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

2004Documentary
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
8.3
Movie

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

1980Documentary
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
8.0
Movie

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

1992Documentary
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
8.0
Movie

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

2005Documentary
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
7.8
Movie

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

1999Documentary
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
7.8
Movie

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004Documentary
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
7.8
Movie

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

2003Documentary
LIGHT & MAGIC
7.8
Series

LIGHT & MAGIC

2022-2025Documentary
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
7.7
Movie

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993Documentary
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
7.5
Movie

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

2024Documentary
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.2
Movie

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014Documentary
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
7.1
Movie

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

2015Documentary
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
7.0
Movie

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

2017Documentary
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
6.9
Movie

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020Documentary
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
6.8
Movie

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016Sci-Fi
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
6.6
Movie

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

2010Documentary
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
6.0
Movie

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

2007Documentary
Toy Masters
5.3
Movie

Toy Masters

2014Documentary
The Creep Behind the Camera
5.0
Movie

The Creep Behind the Camera

2014Comedy
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2.8
Movie

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

2016Documentary
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
1.5
Series

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

2016Documentary

Production2 titles

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
6.9
Movie

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995Horror
Solar Crisis
4.4
Movie

Solar Crisis

1992Sci-Fi

Visual Effects26 titles

The Empire Strikes Back
8.4
Movie

The Empire Strikes Back

1980Action
Star Wars
8.2
Movie

Star Wars

1977Action
Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.9
Movie

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981Action
Return of the Jedi
7.9
Movie

Return of the Jedi

1983Action
Die Hard
7.8
Movie

Die Hard

1988Action
Ghostbusters
7.5
Movie

Ghostbusters

1984Comedy
Ghost
7.2
Movie

Ghost

1990Sci-Fi
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
Movie

Big Trouble in Little China

1986Action
Poltergeist
7.2
Movie

Poltergeist

1982Horror
The China Syndrome
7.1
Movie

The China Syndrome

1979Drama
Fright Night
7.0
Movie

Fright Night

1985Comedy
21 Jump Street
6.9
Movie

21 Jump Street

2012Action
The Monster Squad
6.7
Movie

The Monster Squad

1987Comedy
Charlie Wilson's War
6.5
Movie

Charlie Wilson's War

2007Comedy
Air Force One
6.5
Movie

Air Force One

1997Action
Alien³
6.4
Movie

Alien³

1992Sci-Fi
Bedazzled
6.1
Movie

Bedazzled

2000Sci-Fi
Legal Eagles
6.1
Movie

Legal Eagles

1986Comedy
Species
6.0
Movie

Species

1995Sci-Fi
Masters of the Universe
5.8
Movie

Masters of the Universe

1987Action
Vibes
5.7
Movie

Vibes

1988Romance
Barely Lethal
5.7
Movie

Barely Lethal

2015Action
Bullet to the Head
5.6
Movie

Bullet to the Head

2012Action
Solarbabies
5.3
Movie

Solarbabies

1986Sci-Fi
Big Top Pee-wee
5.0
Movie

Big Top Pee-wee

1988Comedy
Leonard Part 6
2.9
Movie

Leonard Part 6

1987Action

Crew1 title

The Stepford Wives
5.7
Movie

The Stepford Wives

2004Comedy